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It took more than 50 years for humans to return to the moon. Will it take another 50 years before NASA can get back?

Fifty-four years. 

That is how long it has been since human last traveled beyond Earth’s orbit — since the crew of Apollo 17 left the moon behind in December 1972.

This week, NASA’s Artemis II mission changed that. 

Why did it take so long? And given everything we know about the agency’s plans, budget battles and the growing shadow of China’s lunar ambitions — is the road ahead actually realistic?

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Artemis II is ending, how long before NASA gets back to the moon?

As a fragile ceasefire holds in the Middle East, all eyes are turning to Islamabad for high-stakes talks to end the war in Iran. Pakistan has emerged as a key player in bringing Iran and the US to the negotiating table. But will that be enough to bring peace?

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How Pakistan emerged as a key negotiator in the Iran war

The landscape of Montgomery, Alabama is a monument to Civil Rights, but is America losing touch with the lessons of that movement?

Montgomery, Alabama was the setting for much of the battle for Civil Rights. 

As the country celebrates its 250 anniversary, NPR’s Debbie Elliot went to Montgomery to see what it can teach us. For sponsor-free episodes of Consider 

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What can Montgomery Alabama teach Americans about Civil Rights?

President Trump is threatening to destroy the nation of Iran if a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is not reached by 8 p.m. ET Tuesday. 

“A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again,” the president wrote on his social media platform.

“I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will.”

The U.S. and Iran are holding indirect talks on ways to pause, or end, the war. But there’s no real sign of progress.

As Trump’s latest deadline for a deal with Iran ticks closer, where do things stand now?

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Trump’s Iran deadline ticks closer. Where do things stand now?

President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have stood shoulder to shoulder in their war on Iran — both men have said they want to end Iran’s nuclear ambitions, destroy its ballistic missiles and end Tehran’s support for proxy militias across the region. But are they still on the same page on how to end it?

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This episode was produced by Brianna Scott and Karen Zamora, with audio engineering by Tiffany Vera Castro.

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Trump and Netanyahu went to war together. Are they still on the same page?

After a dramatic rescue of a U.S. airman in Iran, President Trump posted a profanity-laden threat to Iran that if it didn't open the Strait of Hormuz it would be "living in Hell." Representative Madeline Dean, Democrat from Pennsylvania told NPR that Trump's handling of the war in Iran - and the recent budget he proposed to fund it - are troubling and un-American.

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Dramatic rescue of U.S. airman in Iran as Trump proposes expanded war budget

As the U.S. pulls out of providing billions of dollars of aid for programs globally, NPR's reporters find out what that looks like on the ground - and how China is moving in to take America's place.

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Reporting on China's move to provide global aid as U.S. pulls out

Some of the most memorable speeches in American history have been delivered in wartime, with presidents seeking to unify the country, explain their strategy and, often, make a moral case for war. But President Trump has always spoken differently than his predecessors, so what does that mean when there’s a war on?

 
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How Trump's war rhetoric differs from past presidents'

Attacking civilian infrastructure is a war crime under international law. So when President Trump threatened to attack power plants and potentially all desalination plants in Iran earlier this week, it raised concerns among some legal experts. Kuwaiti officials also accused Iran of destroying one of its desalination plants earlier this week. 

If a war crime were to be committed during the conflict with Iran, what would accountability look like? Would there be any at all? 

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Iran War: Threats to attack civilian targets are raising concerns with legal experts

The quest to reach the Moon has always been a key part of the American myth.

So has the country's embrace of immigrants, and its vision of itself as a defender of democracy around the world. On a day all three are in play, we'll meet the crew headed out toward the moon.

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This episode was produced by Michael Levitt, Marc Rivers and Connor Donevan. It was edited by Ashley Brown and Courtney Dorning. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.

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Meet the NASA astronauts headed to the moon

At a recent Trump rally, many speakers leaned into racist, misogynistic and vulgar rhetoric. So what could it do for his campaign in the final days of election season? 

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Donald Trump's closing argument: leaning into the extreme rhetoric

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